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The estate works organically and the Monastrell vines are now more than 25 years old. This explains the great depth of fruit and complex aromas. This is 'Bandol on a budget' with softer edges - and totally delicious! Dar...(read more)

Firm green fruit and pithy notes on both nose and palate. Fresh with good acidity. From one of the coolest parts of the Languedoc, so this Sauvignon has a refreshing grip that Languedoc Sauvignons often lack.

After three years of hunting we are delighted to have finally secured a brilliant new source for our perennially popular House Claret. It is such a high-pressure tasting when we assess the next vintage and we kept findin...(read more)

Vin de France Grenache, Carignan & Merlot Super bright fruit, sweet notes of redcurrants and bright strawberry, light and fruity. Lovely to quaff.

What used to be called 'Prestige', this is the Chateau's own production. 90% Malbec and 10% Tannat aged in a combination of first, second and third year oak. Sensational wine this, full bodied, richly tannic, but in a ve...(read more)

A bone-dry, thirst-quenching German Riesling with hallmark bracing acidity. On the palate this is an explosion of intense citrus (lime, lemon, mandarin), coupled with floral notes and underpinned by a clean, mineral line...(read more)

From the Coteaux du Layon, a region famous for its sweet wines, this is a serious class act and so much better than the champagnes you find at the same price. Made from two-thirds chenin blanc, it has notes of orchard fr...(read more)

Stefan's Pinot Noir always has a great aromatic profile, with damson, cherry and a gentle spiciness. Bold and mouthfilling, layered red fruits, a succulent ripe acid underpinning the vivacious textured palate, with some...(read more)

This has a lovely deep centre of raspberry, cherry and damson fruit chased up by a brisk crispness that makes it incredibly refreshing. This is great value red Burgundy. Perfumed and sleek, refreshing and very moreish in...(read more)

Deep colour, full and succulent, stays fresh and with supple mid-palate weight and a fine, direct Médoc character. Some charm to the feel, a nice gentle rich aspect to the fruit with spice and vigour, this is anot...(read more)

Clean, luminous, refreshing and super-professional, this is a tremendous wine with uncommon value for money from a region where average bottles of wine seem to cost the earth!

Vanessa Cherruau is somewhat of a maverick - making this gorgeous red on the famed slopes of the Hill of Chaume - an appellation classified only to produce sweet white wines (Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru and Coteaux de Lay...(read more)